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Rome's Maker Faire showcases inventions from all over the world

This past weekend, the 2015 European edition of the Maker Faire, a showcase of inventions and innovative projects from all over the world took place at the Sapienza University campus in Rome. From humanoid robots to drones' battle, the Faire showed thousands of people, especially students, a glimpse of what the future could look like.

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The 2015 European edition of the Maker Faire featured more than 600 makers from over 65 countries. Several students from Rome's Sapienza university, the largest university in Europe, showcased their inventions along students from high schools, international universities but also experienced inventors and non-profit organizations.

Among the inventions showcased was InMoov's, an French-American project that created the first open source 3D printable life-size robot. The Faire, divided in themed pavilions among others, featured innovative biomedicine, fashion, food, humanitarian and sustainability projects. The visitors to this "city of the future" also had the opportunity to attend workshops, conferences and live performances.

The Faire counted 131 dates in 2014 and has showed its exhibitors' inventions to more than 1,5 million people since 2006.

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- InMoov robot

- InMoov's inventor, Gael Langevin showcases the robot

- Maker Faire's banner

- 00:16-00:36 SOT French - Gael Langevin, inventor:

"This all began with just the hand of the robot here. I created this hand at a time when there weren't any printed by 3D printers. I worked on a project on prosthetics. That is what launched all the projects that we know of: Robohand and Enable Hero. It created a whole new generation of possibilities regarding prosthetics."

"90% of living beings, children, who die within the first 5 days of life, in certain countries, die because they don’t have a simple thing such as an incubator. So we told ourselves “Why with all these new technologies, a company, an initiative, reality that talks about future, we don’t aim at the future, which gives life and possibilities to these kids? So we created the first in the world 3D printed incubator."

- Outside of Sapienza University campus

- President Gaudio looking at inventions

- 01:46- 02:04 SOT Italian - Eugenio Gaudio, Sapienza's president:

"Italy must focus on innovation. Italy lacks raw materials but has lots of resourcefulness, culture and young people ready to go. If we invest in our youth, in innovation, culture and knowledge we can win the challenge of the crisis."

-Invention by Sapienza's students

- 02:56- 03:10 SOT Italian - Eugenio Gaudio, Sapienza's president:

"Our young ones must believe in their creativity and find out which their vocations are. They have to see how beautiful it is to study, know and built the future."

-Vertical home plants invention

- Kids at the drones' war

- drones flying

- drones' pilots

- drones flying

- 02:56- 03:10 SOT Italian - Vox Pop, visitor:

"I don't know how many of these inventions will actually be realized in the world of innovation. This is more of an incubator. In times of difficulties men's genius tries to find solutions"

- drones flying

- Kids at the drones' war

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